Job Description

Internal/ External Job Announcement

About CRS: “Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as a part of our staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.”

In Ethiopia, CRS has a long and rich history of providing emergency relief and development assistance to the people of Ethiopia since 1958. At present, CRS/Ethiopia implements multiple projects through different partner organizations. CRS/Ethiopia has a highly diverse portfolio ranging from very large food-supported emergency response to cutting edge development programs. The current CRS/Ethiopia budget stands at $100 million with funding from the U.S. Government, UN agencies, private foundations, individual donors, and CRS private funds.

CRS strictly adheres to its Policy on Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults among its staff, consultants, volunteers, and affiliates. CRS is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer: women, minorities and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

As part of CRS family, you will join the more than 5000 strong and vibrant individuals working globally to accomplish the mission of CRS. CRS/Ethiopia invites you, the qualified candidate, to apply for the following positions;

Position Title: ELRP SILC/Livelihoods Officer

Duty Station: Shashemene (1) with up 40-50% field travel

Employment term: Indefinite period contingent upon funding of the ELRP Program

Reports To: ELRP Economic Livelihoods Manager

Application Deadline: December 30, 2016

Purpose of the Position:

CRS Ethiopia is seeking a SILC/Livelihoods Officer for the Ethiopian Livelihoods and Resilience Program (ELRP), a five-year USAID Office for Food for Peace (FFP) Title II Development Food Assistance Project (DFAP). The ELRP will focus on building resilience to shocks, enhancing livelihoods and improving food security and nutrition for rural households vulnerable to food insecurity. ELRP will operate in Oromia Region as well as Dire Dawa administrative unit. The incumbent will promote and implement CRS/ET’s Saving and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) model while contributing to one of the key purposes of the ELRP scope of work: ensuring households improve their sustainable economic well-being.

Job Requirement

Key /Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

Provision of Support

Works closely with ELRP livelihoods team to integrate savings and internal lending communities (SILC) into the program as part of CRS/ET Integral Human Development Framework (IHD);

Raises awareness, promotes and market the SILC model among implementing partners, and donors;

Builds the capacity of ELRP implementing partners to integrate SILC into their activities;

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